Accomplished leader with 20+ years of experience in Social and Behaviour Change (SBC), Strategic Communications and Partnerships across 8 countries. Proven expertise in leading programmes, including large scale UNICEF India’s COVID-19 vaccination response reaching nearly 2 billion people. Recognized for driving innovation, evidence-based programming,
and cross-sector collaboration in both emergency and development contexts. He was one of the co-authors for Essentials for Excellence (E4E) - Researching, Monitoring and Evaluating Strategic Communication for Behaviour and
Social Change used as an important resource during the Avian Flu Pandemic. working as the Chief of Communication for Development for UNICEF India.
He is currently the Regional Advisor for SBC providing innovative and thought leadership to 21 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa.
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Prior to this, he was the Chief of SBC in UNICEF India managing the largest C4D Network globally for UNICEF. He was also the Chief of Communication, Advocacy and Partnerships for UNICEF Rwanda Country Office providing strategic direction to a range of functions including External Communication, Communication for Development, Partnerships, Advocacy, Donor Relations and Resource Mobilisation. He was also the chair of the One UN Communications Group who jointly implement One UN communications activities with Rwanda, one of the pilot Delivering as One (DaO) countries.
South Sudan is another country he worked in - as the UNICEF Head of Communications. His other previous assignments included the position of Communication for Development (C4D) Specialist in Ghana responsible for managing the entire communication efforts of UNICEF Ghana - both External and Communication for Development (C4D).
He had previously been involved in UNICEF Pacific, Fiji Islands as a Programme Communication Specialist to support the conceptualization, development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of communication strategies for the Avian and Pandemic Influenza preparedness project in five Pacific Island countries, a multi-country program including research, training and simulation for a pandemic. He is a trained facilitator, adept at developing materials for all target groups of the population.
Beyond UNICEF, his experiences include a Behaviour Change Communication/Social Marketing Consultant for FHI360/USAID and with Population Services International [PSI] in the capacity of a Behaviour Communication Change [BCC] Manager designing, developing and managing the BCC efforts of the organisation.
A product of Lancaster University (previous) affiliated MBA from Kathmandu University with specialization in social marketing and advertising. He has also completed a Dynamic Leadership course from Harvard University and a Leadership Development Programme from INSEAD Business School.